Dark Holiday

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Dark Holiday
GenreDrama
Thriller
Written byGene LePere
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
Directed by Lou Antonio
Starring Lee Remick
Norma Aleandro
Tony Goldwyn
Pamela Kosh
Theme music composer Paul Chihara
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLou Antonio
ProducerPeter Nelson
Production location West Virginia
CinematographyLarry Pizer
EditorGary Griffin
Running time100 min.
Production companiesPeter Nelson-Lou Antonio Productions
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Orion Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseMay 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)

Dark Holiday is a 1989 American TV movie starring Lee Remick. It was Remick's last performance. [1]

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Plot

An American tourist winds up in a Turkish prison.

Cast

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References

  1. TV REVIEW Lee Remick Wakes Up to Traveler's Worst Nightmare in `Dark Holiday': [Home Edition] Loynd, Ray. Los Angeles Times 1 May 1989: 8.